July 26, 2012. In only his second outing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series this season Kamloops, BC racer Jim White once again showed his skills. At the midweek event at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, White battled with the lead group of cars right to the end coming home with a fifth place result in the #24 Clavet Feed Mill Project Dodge.
Right from the first round of practice in the afternoon White showed the #24 Clavet Feed Mill Project Dodge would be a strong car. In the final practice session White was ninth quickest. “The car felt good right from the beginning” said White. “We did very little to the car during practice” he stated.
During qualifying White posted the 12th quickest time and would line up for the 250 lap feature on the outside of row six. “The times were so close in qualifying I wasn’t worried because I knew the car had more in it and would race well” said the driver.
Once the green flag waved to begin the action White immediately moved the #24 Clavet Feed Mill Project Dodge forward and climbed inside the top ten. “Right from the get go the car was spot on” said the driver. “It was really nice to run with that kind of pace all night” he added.
A little good fortune helped out in the successful run for White. “We got down a lap during a long green flag run” he explained. “But we kept at it and collected the free pass getting the lap back later in the race. It actually worked well because we didn’t make our stop for tires until later, and I had fresher tires late in the race” he added.
Following the stop for tires the night was left in the hands of the diver and White continued to battle with the front runners in the fifth position. “In the closing stages we were right there” said White. Though he looked for an opportunity to gain position White was unable to advance and finished fifth, another series best result for him.
“What a great night” he exclaimed afterwards. “I was hoping the leaders would mix it up a little and we could get a little more but I’m happy with a fifth place finish. I can’t thank everyone enough that helped make this happen” he added.
Sponsorship for Jim White in the #24 Dodge has been supported by New Life Feeds and their contractors for the new Clavet Feed Mill Project that is currently under construction. Those contractors include: AW Millwrights, Sturdy Formed Concrete Ltd., Mohr Construction, McNeil Engineering & Construction, Industrial Contracting Solutions and Ironbridge Fabrication Inc.
Race fans can watch the race from Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon on TSN Sunday August 4th at 6:30PM Eastern.
You can get the latest information about the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series at www.hometracks.nascar.com
